EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — And on Wednesday, Brett Favre rested. Again. And the Chicago Bears might want to take note.

Favre’s career-high 446 yards passing last Sunday led Minnesota to a season-salvaging overtime victory over the Cardinals, and some Vikings said afterward they saw a difference in their 41-year-old quarterback.

“This week I’ve seen in Brett what I haven’t seen since last year, when it comes to energy that comes across from him,” tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said then. “It definitely showed.”